Hearts Down Shoes in Annual Brother's Duel

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Published on April 5 2016 10:13 am
Last Updated on April 8 2016 7:45 am
Written by Millie Lange

Effingham's Blake White takes a Brock Bueker pitch the opposite way for a base hit to drive in the first Hearts run Monday.

Effingham High School Coach Chris Fleener steered his team to a 7-3 win over brother Justin Fleener's Teutopolis baseball squad Monday evening.

It was a typical EHS/T-town confrontation as the two were tied at 2-2 after three innings. The Wooden Shoes jumped ahead first when Tyler Bloemer led off the frame with a single. Devin Smith then reached base on a fielder's choice and took second on an error by the Shoes. Dylan Bloemer then drew a walk against pitcher Lane Koenig before Austin Johnson singled and the bases were loaded. John Kreke slammed out a single that scored both runs.

Effingham came back in the bottom of the inning when Eli Buhrman led off with a single and took second on a pickoff attempt that went past first base. Blake White followed with a single that scored Buhrman. Michael Woltman reached base on a dropped third strike before Koenig nailed a double and the score was tied at 2-2.

Effingham came back in the fifth inning to take a 4-2 lead when Reed Schafer doubled home two runners. The Hearts sealed the victory with three more in the bottom of the sixth. Koenig nailed a hit to left field that produced two RBI. Schafer drew a walk that scored a run.

Koenig led the Hearts both defensively and offensively. Koenig led in hitting with a single, two doubles and two RBI and pitched the win, going six innings, allwoing six hits, two walks and striking out two.

Schafer had a single, double and three RBI. EHS improved to 5-2.

T-town had all singles from seven different players and a double from Brock Bueker. T-town dropped to 7-5.

A rematch between the two squads is set for May 2 in Teutopolis.

At Effingham

Teutopolis           002    000    1    --      3- 8-2

Effingham            002    023    x    --    7-11-2

WP -- Koenig. LP -- Bueker.

Teutopolis -- Bloemer, single; Johnson, single; Kreke, single, 2 RBI; K. Smith, single, 1 RBI; Bueker, double; Belleville, single; Weber, single; Westendorf, single

Effingham -- White, single, 1 RBI; Woltman, single; Koenig, single, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Graham, 2 singles; Schafer, single, double, 3 RBI; Koester, double; Buhrman, single